M4.3 earthquake 78 km E of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 78 km E of Arica, Chile on Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 3:26 AM GMT-3 (06:26 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 76 km SSE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-03-02 06:26:04 UTC
- Depth
- 131.3 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.579° S, 69.563° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.8 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.156 km SE of Palca, Peru · 1663 days ago · 132 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.576 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 1637 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
- 4.378 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1635 days ago · 120 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.244 km ENE of Palca, Peru · 1624 days ago · 143 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h1b4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.